About

Dr. Sudip Jana is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Kolkata, where he joined the Department of Basic Science and Humanities in July 2025. Prior to his current role, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Adamas University, Kolkata, from 2019 to 2025. Dr. Jana completed his M.Sc. in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in 2006, and later earned his Ph.D. in Oceanography from the same institute in 2014. He was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship (2012–2013), during which he conducted research as a Fulbright Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA. Following his Ph.D., Dr. Jana served as a Postdoctoral Associate at two leading U.S. institutions: Florida State University (2014–2016) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2016–2018).

Dr. Sudip Jana has extensive research experience in both observational and computational oceanography, with expertise spanning in situ and remote sensing data analysis, machine learning modelling, regional ocean modeling, data assimilation, real-time forecasting, and participation in onboard sea-exercises. His research interests lie at the intersection of physical oceanography, data science, and operational forecasting. Specifically, his work focuses on (i) ocean observation and data analysis, (ii) the application of machine learning techniques for ocean prediction, (iii) basin- to coastal-scale modeling aimed at understanding oceanographic processes across the Indian Ocean region, and (iv) development of application-oriented, data-driven and data-assimilative operational models with uncertainty quantification for forecasting coastal and estuarine environments.

Feature Publications

Jana, S., Gangopadhyay, A., Lermusiaux, P. F., Chakraborty, A., Haley, P. J., 2024. Impact of River Inputs on Sound Speed Structures in the Bay of Bengal. In OCEANS 2024-Singapore (pp. 1-6). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS51537.2024.10682181.

Jana, S., Gangopadhyay, A., Haley Jr., P. J., Lermusiaux, P. F. J., 2022, Sound Speed Variability over Bay of Bengal from Argo Observations (2011-2020). In OCEANS 2022-Chennai (pp. 1-8). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANSChennai45887.2022.9775509.

Dey, S. P., Dash, M. K., Sasmal, K., Jana, S., Raju, N. J., 2020. Impact of river runoff on seasonal sea level, Kelvin waves, and East India Coastal Current in the Bay of Bengal: A numerical study using ROMS. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 35, 101214.

Krishnamurti, T.N., Jana, S., Krishnamurti, R., Kumar, V., Deepa, R., Papa, F., Bourassa, M.A. and Ali, M.M., 2017. Monsoonal intraseasonal oscillations in the ocean heat content over the surface layers of the Bay of Bengal. Journal of Marine Systems, 167, 19-32.

Dey, D., Sil, S., Jana, S., Pramanik, S. and Pandey, P.C., 2017. An assessment of TropFlux and NCEP air-sea fluxes on ROMS simulations over the Bay of Bengal region. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, , 80, pp.47-61.

Lermusiaux, P.F., Haley Jr., P.J., Jana, S., Gupta, A., Kulkarni, C.S., Mirabito, C., Ali, W.H., Subramani, D.N., Dutt, A., Lin, J. and Shcherbina, A.Y., Lee, C. M., Gangopadhyay, A., 2017. Optimal planning and sampling predictions for autonomous and lagrangian platforms and sensors in the northern Arabian Sea. Oceanography, 30(2), 172-185.

Jana, S., Gangopadhyay, A., Lermusiaux, P.F., Chakraborty, A., Sil, S. and Haley Jr., P.J., 2018. Sensitivity of the Bay of Bengal upper ocean to different winds and river input conditions. Journal of Marine Systems, 187, 206-222.

Jana, S., Gangopadhyay, A. and Chakraborty, A., 2015. Impact of Seasonal River Input on the Bay of Bengal Simulation. Continental Shelf Research, 104, pp.45-62.

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